Trash Services

Trash Collection and Recycling Services are billed monthly to Bethalto residents on their Water Utility Bill. These bills are sent out by the Water Department. The services are provided by Republic Services. Click to view a map of weekly trash routes. Additional trash bins are available from Repubic Services for $6 per month; additional recycle bins are available at no cost.

Republic Services recognizes six holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. When trash pick-up is interrupted for a holiday, the service schedule is delayed one day through the remainder of the week. If the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday there is no change in the collection schedule.

Republic Services provides large item and white goods (appliance) pickup for residents in the spring and fall of each year.

Spring 2018 Large Item Trash Pick-up - April 9, 19, 12, 13.

Fall 2018 Large Item Trash Pick-up - October 22, 23, 25, 26.

No calls are necessary for these dates. Please click on the link below for information regarding Large Item Cleanup Guidelines:

Throughout the year please call Republic Services at 656-6883 to schedule other large item and white good pickups.

Subscription yard waste pick-up is also offered. To sign up for service please call Republic Services Customer Service Department at (618) 656-6883. Yard waste service provides a maximum collection of 8 paper biodegradable bags (no plastic) or 32-gallon trashcans. If trashcans are used for yard waste, they must be marked with a 2' X 2' red “X” and be left as close to the roadway as possible or they will not be collected. Bags or cans of yard waste must exceed 50 pounds in weight. Sticks and twigs up to four inches in diameter will be collected in 2’ x 4’ bundles tied with twine.

Trash Collection Tips

Please set trash, recycling, and yard waste out by 6:00 a.m.

Trash and yard waste cannot be mixed together.

All trash and recycling must be in the containers provided by Republic Services.

Trash and recycling containers may be placed 24 hours prior to scheduled collection times and returned to a screened area on private property not more than 24 hours after pickup.

Set trash and recycling as close to the curb as possible.

No liquid material is acceptable for curbside trash pick-up. Paint cans must be completely dry.

Please remember to call Republic Services at (618) 656-6883 for white good and large item pick-ups.

If you have questions about recycling, call Allied Waste Customer Service (618) 656-6883

New E-Waste Recycling Law in the State of Illinois

Effective January 1, 2012 a new law in the state of Illinois will effectively BAN several types of electronics being dumped at a landfill. The law establishes a statewide system for recycling and/or reusing computers, monitors, televisions, and printers discarded from residences by requiring electronic manufacturers to participate in the management of discarded and unwanted electronic products.